| Average climate data for South Georgia Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average maximum temperature (°C) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | -0 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Average minimum temperature (°C) | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -5 |
| Average precipitation (mm) | 83 | 79 | 95 | 123 | 108 | 108 | 119 | 114 | 107 | 99 | 88 | 76 | 1,198 |
| Average daily daylight hours (h) | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 12 |
| Average daily sunshine hours (h) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
The warmest month, with the highest average maximum temperature, is February (5.6 °C). The month with the lowest average maximum temperature is July (-2.5 °C). Overall, the average maximum temperature over the whole year is 1.7 °C.
The month with the highest average minimum temperature is February (1.3 °C). The coldest month, with the lowest average minimum temperature, is July (-5.3 °C). Overall, the average minimum temperature over the whole year is -2.1 °C.
The wettest month, with the highest amount of precipitation, is April (122.8 mm). The driest month, with the least amount of precipitation, is December (75.9 mm). Over the whole year there are 1,198.3 mm of rainfall on average.
The month with the longest days, so the most daylight, is December (Average daylight: 17 h). The month with the shortest days, so the least daylight, is June (Average daylight: 7 h). Over the whole year there are 11.7 h of daylight per day on average.
The month with the most sunshine per day is November (Average sunshine: 5.1 h). The month with the least sunshine per day is June (Average sunshine: 0.1 h). Over the whole year there are 3.1 h of sunlight per day on average.
